WDYTYA Series 21

[coombs]

I did watch Rosie Ayling-Ellis but did laugh a bit when she said she was Italian when she had 1 Italian born 4xgreat grandparent. No trace of him before he came to the UK was found and where in Italy he was from. Apparently I heard Italian genealogy can be tricky.

[Biggles50]

I did watch Rosie Ayling-Ellis but did laugh a bit when she said she was Italian when she had 1 Italian born 4xgreat grandparent. No trace of him before he came to the UK was found and where in Italy he was from. Apparently I heard Italian genealogy can be tricky.

Pretty good episode with Rose A-E, not as good as Paddy Mac but interesting.

At least it was my Great Grandparents who came over from Italy independently of each other, met here, married here and had 10 children.

UK census records plus Family Stories gave the area where they were from and I managed to find some records online and I am pleased that I now have all Italian 4xG GP’s.

Could never have got that far back without DNA and I still have a shedload of “Italian DNA Cousins” to incorporate into my tree but my goal is to link those sharing 50cM and above.

[jaywit]

Biggles at least your ancestor didn't have 17 children like Rose's did.

That family appeared very lucky and resourceful that 15 of the children survived to adulthood.

Also the pub landlady, I don't think many of her customers would upset her, a formidable lady.

[coombs]

She is still of partial Italian blood even if not Italian herself. And an ancestor born about 1800 is actually comparatively recent seeing as some lines can get back to the 1500s or long before if you have a gateway ancestor. You have 64 4xgreat grandparents, so one of Rosie's 64 4xgreat grandparents was Italian.

For me it would not matter how far back it is, it is still an ancestor of yours. And all the more pleasing to find one came from or had land/connections to an area you feel at home with.

[sleepybarb]

We live near to where the workhouse was in Exeter,in fact I worked on one of the last surviving wards in the early 80’s. We used to have to reassure patients it wasn’t the workhouse now. The children’s home was used as an auxiliary hospital during WW1.But was the school of nursing for pupil nurses when I trained,I remember my our tutor telling us about the flat. The old wards are used as offices now.
As for Aston ,my parents families both originated there
Barb

[bearkat]

I really enjoyed this episode with Olly Murs. An interesting story and some amazing records.

[Jebber]

I also enjoyed the programme with Olly Murs. It was interesting to see some research done in Eastern Europe, especially as it covered a very troubled period in Latvia's past.

Changing the subject, there is a picture in our local paper today of Olly Murs holding a pack of Pampers nappies. It is part of their latest advertising campaign, the picture was taken at one of our comically named places, Scratchy Bottom.

[ThrelfallYorky]

Like so many of the other "Celebrities" who become the subject of this programme, yet again I'd no idea who Olly Murs was, but it proved an interesting hour of viewing.
I do think that it's even more interesting if "they" can go back into earlier generations, but I'm sure all of us "Rootschatters" know that there are many dead ends and blind alleys. To many of us, older "celebrities" may be more interesting, too, their life experiences more parallel to many of our own, but I do look forward to each programme in these short series, and appreciate tham.
Thank you, BBC.
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[Andrew C.]

Just watched the Olly Murs one really enjoyed fantastic that he got to see all those documents.